Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pictichromis

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pictichromis aurifrons
[Gold-browed dottyback]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Pictichromis caitlinae
[Cenderawasih dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pictichromis coralensis
[Bicoloured dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pictichromis diadema
[Diadem dottyback]

Photo by Großkopf, J.

Pictichromis dinar
[Dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pictichromis ephippiata
[Saddled dottyback]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Pictichromis paccagnellae
[Royal dottyback]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pictichromis porphyrea
[Magenta dottyback]

8 Species of Family Pseudochromidae with Genus Pictichromis
(Dottybacks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1980	Pictichromis aurifrons	Gold-browed dottyback	Western Central Pacific	6.5 SL
2008	Pictichromis caitlinae	Cenderawasih dottyback	Western Pacific	4.3 SL
2004	Pictichromis coralensis	Bicoloured dottyback	Southwest Pacific	5.2 SL
1978	Pictichromis diadema	Diadem dottyback	Western Central Pacific	6.2 TL
2009	Pictichromis dinar	Dottyback	Western Pacific	4.2 SL
1996	Pictichromis ephippiata	Saddled dottyback	Western Pacific	4.0 SL
1973	Pictichromis paccagnellae	Royal dottyback	Western Pacific	7 TL
1974	Pictichromis porphyrea	Magenta dottyback	Western Pacific	6 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Pseudochromidae DottybacksSubfamily: PseudochrominaeGenus: Pictichromis(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pictichromis

(See list of species below)